The Washington critic., 1887-02-25
rangcmcnts OF any building consecrated TO
Masonic uses In the country.
The Burcnu OF Education.

The Bureau Of Education Is In brick building
due north Of the Patent Office. Tho visitor
fail TO visit this bureau. which contains
complete collection of objects illustrating
the progress and condition Of education
throughout the world.
Medical Museum.
On Tenth street, between Y and +, round tho
corner westward from Masonic Temple, =
the famous Medical Museum. This build
ing was once a prominent Baptist Church. II
was converted about the beginning OF tho
war into theatre, known tho country over
rs rs Ford,s, and 1t was in q private box there
Killed President Lincoln. The latter was
carried TO a house, just opposite, where hc
died. A marble tablet In front Of tho house,
fact. The theatre was then sequestrated by
the Government and turned into the Med.
ical Museum attached TO the surgcon-Gen.
recs S be Nar nna q tbe ms
cal library In the world. Among the curl.
ositics within Its walls Is the .articnlatcd
skeleton OF Guiteau, the assassin OF Prcsi.
from the Medical Museum the visitor will
not fail TO inspect tho massive and bcautl-
fnl Post Building, in which Is situated the
office Of T'IIE CnIrIc. This Is tho largest
newspaper establishment south Of philadel,,
phia and east Of tho Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. -Four of tho leading and most infiu-
entail Journals In the country-two morning,
Ouc tNCulUR klHE INlTftl anu uHt 1nutpbn
dent Sunday papcr-haye their home In this
establishment.
The Geological Bureau.
The Geological Survey Is located on + street,
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior De-
partment building. immense as II is, Is en-.
tircly too small FOR the accommodation OF Its
bureaus two of which, besides the Educa
tional and Geological Bureaus agriculture
and Pension) are located In other quarters
These two last bureaus are among the larg-
est under the Government.
The Centre Market.
The Centre Mar ket occupies the squares
south of tho Avenue, bounded by D street
on the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the. west. II is n very
handson o market building. OK :cllei In
beauty, and prob ably in 20, by none in the
wcrlo. 10 Is the clcanest and the best,
while also the heapest market In America.
The District Buildings.
The visitor, after leaving the Centre Market,
will proceed down the Avenue to Foui+and-
a half street and mo- o'thward up that street
dinRy block Of damp, dark old bricks,
wherein the officers Of the District are com.
PEELED to sacrifice their temper, health and
good looks whlle attending to business.
These bull dines are so utterly untitled for tho
purposes to which they are put, and so
thoroughly ahomnable and insecure that
they FORM, pcrhaIs, the greattest curiosity y
inspect them.
The city Hall.
Due north Of and two squares away from.
the District Buildings, and closing up Four.
and half street ut that point, IS tho CITY
building, built for use rather than show,
and now oct uplcd by the District courts.
Just IN front and TO the south of the City
Hall Is a column OF white stone surmount-
ed by marble figure OF Lincoln.
judiciary Square.
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Judicisry Square, one of the finest parks in
the city. Tile city Jail used to stand on tho
northeast corner OF the square which runs
from Fifth to Fourth and from d street and
and Louisiana avenue to q street-throc
long full squares.
The Pension ONCE.
The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire. width Of Judiciary Square from
Fourth to Fifth streets. and. from G,.nearly
to street e io ors /. Il BY far t ths o Largest
ination and settlement of claims for pen.
sions. It Is built Of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars. In II
ton Bali. 1t can be reached by the Metro,
politan and the Belt Line cars.
The Government Printing ONCE.
The Government Printing Office Is In a north
east direction from the Pension Office, at
the corner Of II and North Capitol streets.
ment In tho world, md Is full of interest to
visitors. The cost of running II goes up into
millions annually, and the money is well
sIent. 4 would take columns TO merely
outline tho gigantic establishment which
employees In Its busiest season over 1900
people. 1t Is reached by the Columbia line
OF street cars.
1T. ElIxnbeth's.
Across the Anaoostia River, due south from
the Navy ard, Is st. Elizabeth's or the Gov
ernnent's Hoskitsl for the Insane. 1t lies on
the TOP of hill having beautiful view OF
the surrounding. country: There are over
one thousand patients In this asylum. II is
reached by pleasant carriage drive.
The District Jail.
On the reservation which lies Immediately
north OF Il street southeast and fronts on
the Anacostia River is Il huge quadrangular
pile Of red brick known as the District Jail
This building is especially noticeable fol
President was hanged. Just south of 1t I:
the City Asylum. II Is reached by cab OF
carriage, or on foot from the termination ol
the railway and herdic lines.
Marine Yard.
The Marine Barracks are situated on Eight
squares further south the walls of the Navy
Yard rise before tho gaze. This Navy'Yart
was In its time the most famous one In tn,
country, the second largest ship Of the lin
as the famous cruisers, the Essex, tho Wasl
and others. 1t Is to be converted into th,
great ordnance factory of the country, ant
herein to interest him, especially the making
Of the steel rified cannon.
Howard University.
Howard University il the first place In th
country to provide for the higher education
Of hs rss sSSrea Gye i i Hn sG
overlooking tho whole city. 1t is built o
large cream,.ccolored brick, specially manu-
factured for the occasion.
The Deaf Mute College.
Returning from Mt. OlIvet the visitor will
pass near. by and in full sight of the Deal
Mute College, which Is on the north side o
Boundary street, at the north end of Eight
street northeast. 1t Is reached by cabol
prominent Deaf Mute College in the world
The Old soldiers Home.
The Old Soldiers Home lies about milo be
yond Howard University, out Seventh
street extended, and is reached by the sam,
conyeyances, namely the Ninth and Seventh
street car cdh lines s., Us main ain, building + 20 9
tower. The view from its tower surpasse.
any similar view In the neighborhood. A
statue Of General Scott adorns the grounds
There Is also National Cemetery with sew
eral thousand Union dead buried there.
The Arsenal.
| The Arsenal Is located at the foot of Four
and a-half street southwest, the ground
extending over what used to be the penl
tentiary., II Is interesting among othe,
reasons for being the enclosure In whicl
Mrs. Surratt and tho Assassination pris
oners were hanged The band of the Secont
Artillery, which Is stationed here, give FIRE
quent concerts In the summer that arr
largely attended. Reached by the Metro
politan lFour.and'a half street branch) ant
The Seventh street line.
Georgetown University.
| Georgetown uniyorsity is the leading Catholic
College In the United States. II Is l catel
| on the west side OF Prospect street, George
town, on, perhaps, the most beautiful sit